The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-19
pity for the young wife, over wb.s.. T, ~ IS
was suspended Damoclean sword I0 S,i ~ >!


II.
One evening, at shutdown, thu aoo..a 81
summoned in hot haste to The VIC. N.Y. M
household. At midnight David Ra,sssiNedise
treating with cautious footstens Sr ssA ~
door, whittier he had gone to hold ~ ~
pered colloquy. WAS startled by see; + Y
OF the row OF twisted cacti in the Sara o!sl
parently moving toward him. agcah
the German, ~ : q
.sWin she be bedderen
mo change. Dresden Il wonla ~
been rank injustice to hold the ees, a IN
air accountable for the huskinesss ~ lgats
throat. only one thing can save her 8 y 80
pity him if he's dead, and curse him 4, 10 ~
alive, he plously added. '1l nel
simultaneously with the intellpenca /.
about that old Dresden had dispnssssdS l s.
chicken ranch and, buying scraScT MN y. ls
set off with pack of notions to visit .ass1
the Mexican villages lying contpnonsso y ~
border. His departure aroused littIa y ~. -
mcnt, although some of the more ensa, rs!l-
ing Of the masculine gossips hlnted Il g. .l.
and mysterious reasons which ruled IN M
movements. ' ~
A few days later curious meeting occ,,,.. !,
in the pass OF the Sierra Madre. A stnSaa
little man, hohbling along beside a d;rsS;ssn0y
tive bnrro, with towering mack. at na;a.
where the narrow road wound about III s 81!
OF preclpitous gorge, heard the well.knoos"s.
whistle in the distance, the usual s;.saa
warning travellers OF approach from an a..
the whistle glided gayly into the stran..l y
popular operate air. The small man ~ y
the burro gave sharp shout and pnsbaS Nv. y
to find John Meredith awaiting his apnso. e
at a place where crescent had been hoIiosssSS
into the rocky wall. ss' WV
ka.y h
The little man sat down on rock and e,sa
the careless young horseman with the evs = =
Nemesis. ssss ~
''Helloa, Dresden. What are Won mn !.
now7 Going to turn the heads Of those KY
lean women with lot of finery, eli ~ -'sae
Dresden stitied savage imprecation. m.
great effort he composed himself. 8 = :
L vas thinking you been hating ferry A..
time in the monndains, Mr.. Mereditfs I - -
''Oh, $3.50. A bit too much rain and sno,,
But have some fine specimens here. peSni.
will open their eyes when they nee thsss..s
Copper and native silver till you can't Yes n.
but, Of course, you don't know anytSir.
about such things" he broke of with Co., cMS
passionate laugh. 49, -
''You vas not afraid the little fran vo.,s
drubble herself and, indeet, dat is fery noos
as woman should not make herself drnSS
ven der,is noting wort" - 5
The mans, voice was dry and measnrsa
but the swelling veins on his foreeead Is.
trayed a severe inward strain. The rours
man observed nothing of this. ss ~ :
mot a bit, Dresden. To tell the truik. I
mild air of triumph at the recollection 81 ia
brilliant artifce, 'I tlatter myseY ,ns IS.
aged that pretty we'll I told her to looI 5 ~
me in three weeks. know woman. tn
are all ri: hit so long as they have sonetbss
to take up their minds. know LOOKING IA
me would sort Of break up the time and m
her something to think Off - - ~
already. Mr.. Meredith And indeet il i IN
nice for a woman to be thinking how d tss
Apachese hat maybe got her mans scalpt r.
he is ferry likely fall in under some big rocE
or bowed in pieces BY plast.n The spesiss
bad risen to his, feet, and his bowed Ton
stralghtened q ne confronted MereditAia
his wrath. Mr.. Meredit, when your m
Ifs and your child is Of right mint, you - -.
| not tank YOURSELF
The man he addressed stared straight X
fore him, as if he saw q phantom. HisessS
confidence had deserted him, and he tiumbE8
from head to foot. The possible resulted
his adroi! strategy marched in spectralu
cession before him.
Good Lord. Dresden !" he faitered, n
anything has happened to her, had battoi
go ever this precipice now. !" -
Il know not dat de loss wood be In
great" answered the other, coolly. n
could not forgive the fellow in nloneff
only dat she is q fool-all yimmen ~
fooiss,ss he remarked, sententiously, and Z
Striking his spurs deep into the fisnis r
his horse, Meredith dashed around the b61
i'll the road, and in few seconds the clatta
of hoofs had died away in .he distance. or
Dresden, with queer smile on his plOa
face, touched up his lazy animal and Oh
tinned his journey southwark.
At d; a reak the next morning David Row
light, heard a horse coming up the southe4
road. Meredith checked his gait az M I!
the tall figure approaching.
There is just one thing left to do. q u
drew rsyolver. from its case in his belt an1
deliberately. cooked it. David Rowell kn6etfl
it from his hand, and it exploded harmleMl
away. AS he viewed the pale face and i1l.
erect in the saddle, the words of reproscl.
he had any ready, died upon his lips. RS
Courage, JOHN" he said. She's llile
wouldn't have answered for another dr.
ing few months later, al he strollediptI
the back yard. bearing in his arms Atlll
bunsle which he handled with awkward ~
defness. you haven't done anything III u
chicken line this summer, hear"
The little man WAS wrestling with and
shaped like two-headed dog. !.
brought dow, the axe with force that an
the heads in twain.
Sorry. We miss the fresh eggs and SPIRIT
chickens. l say, Dresden, he went on fnlt
| ingly, you didn't make SO much cut i
those gimcracks as you thought you woul
now, did your I've always wondered M
in time sent. you down into that forslkM
| country, anyhow"
From beneath his bushy eyebrows DrcsdN
stole queer glance at his careless quge
toner; Meredith sprang up as il 10 ~
| been shot. s
What? Confound you"
| Dresden nodded. Meredith stretched gal
| his hand. Two palms, one grimy and NJ
dened with toll. met in stout clasp over y
sleeping babe.-Flo,,a Hafnes Apponru n n
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